Graduate Buying Assistant
2014-04-30 14:19:35
2014-05-19 00:00:00
- Heathrow, London
- £20-25k
- 19th May ’14
- Closed
Our client is one of the UK's leading food companies. They specialise in chilled food products for the retail and food service industries.
Position Summary
Supporting the Procurement team across all Direct and In-Direct spend areas. Joining the team in collaborating with internal and external customers to develop and implement sourcing programs and projects that support worldwide developments mission to influence thought and action, optimising system financial and business performance. Succession planning within the group by developing skill base to be the natural successor to a Procurement Manager role.
Functions and Responsibilities
-Support with solutions and sourcing programs and implement procurement systems, techniques and processes to enable cost-effective supply lines
-Assist in developing optimal sourcing solutions that assist with NPD activities and short term customer activities
-Is customer-centric and works effectively across diverse cultures, geographies and time-zones
-Communicates, monitors and measures expectations of Supplier performance to the business
-Report on project status, cost savings and other key metrics as required
-Monitors measurement tools and processes related to purchasing and procurement. Includes responsibility for capturing cost savings data, other critical success metrics and preparing of reports for communicating success.
-Provides financial and business analyses, profitability, quantitative and cost-analyses related to the projects and programs
Minimum Requirements
-Project Management experience required
-Experience in building and managing successful Customer Supplier Relationships.
-Effective written, verbal communication and presentation skills
-Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
-Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization and in all Areas of the World.
-Strong ICT skills especially MS Excel, PowerPoint.